Contestants
John Dickas, a congressional staffer originally from Portland, Oregon
Van Tarpley, a seminary student from La Mesa, California
William Lee, a software engineer from South San Francisco, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $30,000)
Jeopardy! Round responses
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(Van: What is an ID tag?)
a nametag
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stagnate (stagnant accepted)
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(Alex: And that's the famous Academy Award-winning director [*].)
Billy Wilder
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(John: What is a septagon?) [Originally ruled incorrect; reversed before Double Jeopardy! Round]
a heptagon
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Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 15):
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Van |
John |
$1,400 |
$4,000 |
$1,600 |
Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:
William |
Van |
John |
$2,600 |
$9,000 |
$5,000 |
Double Jeopardy! Round responses
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(John: Who are the Aztecs?)
the Mayans
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(Van: Who are the Marines?)
a green Marine
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(John: What are massing armies?)
standing
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(William: What is a...?)
a French trench
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(John: What is dermatuscophy?)
taxidermy
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(Alex: Oh, look at the score. You can, uh--you do the math. If you made this a True Daily Double and were correct, you'd be in the lead.) (William: You're a good salesman, Alex. I'm going to go for it. True Daily Double.) (Alex: I wasn't trying to sell it--I was just trying to inform you of the possibility.) (William: Okay.) (Alex: Here is the clue. Good luck.) ... (William: Uh, what is a... what is a [*]?) (Alex: Yes.) [Applause] (Alex: Where did you get that response? Did you figure it out? How did you do it?) (William: I...) (Alex: ...or guessed?) (William: That was the first word that came to my head.) (Alex: Well, it worked.)
a wedding
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The Blind Boys of Alabama
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Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:
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Van |
John |
$17,200 |
$16,200 |
$9,200 |
[wagering suggestions for these scores]
Final Jeopardy! Round responses
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(Alex: This has been one of our best games in quite some time; all three of you performing superbly well and the possibility of a big payday exists for all three of you.)John | What is the Potato Famine? | $9,200 | Van | What is the Irish Potato Famine? | $16,200 | William | What is the Irish famine? | $15,300 | the Great Potato Famine in Ireland |
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Final scores:
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Van |
John |
$32,500 |
$32,400 |
$18,400 |
Game dynamics:
William |
Van |
John |
$13,000 |
$16,400 |
$14,200 |
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